Episode · How I Write · 2024-10-16
Books mentioned on The Hidden Power of Telling Your Raw Truth (Tucker Max Interview)
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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West with the night
Discussed“um West with the win what does it mean I don't like I don't care about going west or the wind”
Where to get it
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I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max is a notorious, raw autobiographical memoir detailing the author's wild partying exploits and unapologetic lifestyle under the self-created genre of fratire.
Discussed“I was thinking of I hope they serve beer in hell yeah that is not on the formula of that title I don't think it's on any recommended formula but it's an insanely cool title I mean it's just wait”
Where to get it
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Redeployment
Phil Klay's Redeployment is a powerful and critically acclaimed short story collection that captures the raw realities and psychological aftermath of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Recommended“it's called redeployment by Phil clay we [ __ ] dogs”
Where to get it
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Shantaram
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is a sprawling, semi-autobiographical novel that follows an escaped Australian convict as he navigates the vibrant underworld, slums, and vibrant culture of Bombay.
Discussed“go Sean trom and I go okay tell me about it he goes like it's a thousand pages”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
“and you probably know him as the guy who wrote books like I hope they serve beer in Hell books about parties and drinking and sex going back 15 to 20 years and he's written now a bunch of Memoirs collectively they've sold I don't know something like 5 million copies”
Own book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
“I I for years I thought I was a marketing genius because of I hope they serve be and hell”